(statistics) A type of display using Cartesian coordinates to display values for two variables for a set of data.

(Britain, informal) A ploughman's lunch.

An element introduced into a story, film, etc. to advance its plot.

The secondary plot of a piece of literature, television, etc., contrasted with the primary A plot.

The primary plot of a piece of literature, television, etc., contrasted with the secondary B plot.

The state or quality of being plodding.

(statistics) A graphical summary of a numerical data sample through five statistics: median, lower quartile, upper quartile, and some indication of more extreme upper and lower values.

(Britain) The lapwing. / Synonym of golden plover

(statistics) A graphical display used in meta-analysis designed to illustrate the relative strength of treatment effects in multiple quantitative scientific studies addressing the same question.

(statistics) A scatterplot of effect size against a measure of study size or variability, used primarily as a visual aid to detecting and displaying bias or systematic heterogeneity.